Method to solve a problem using planning techniques- here; locating places for construction of public toilets

1. SOLVING A PROBLEM
USING PLANNING
TECHNIQUES
TECHNIQUES OF PLANNING
By
Tanuja Suggala 141109039
Sai Prasad 141109046
Lahari Yaddanapudi 141109047
Kalyan Nath 141109048
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2. Locating places for the
construction of public
toilets
PROBLEM
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3. INTRODUCTION
• A public toilet is a single unit featuring a toilet and hand basin
for hand washing
• Inadequate provision has a significant effect on public health
and environmental issues, particularly in terms of street
cleanliness and disease control
• Places – where we live, shop, work, take recreation – are more
accessible and attractive when public toilets are well planned,
designed, maintained
• Lack of toilet facilities at the right time in the right place
contributes to dirty streets that are unsanitary, unpleasant and
can spread infection
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4. SEQUENCE OF STEPS
Find density of population
Find the area of locality
Questionnaire survey
Current number of public toilets in the area
TASK COMPLETED
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Final locations of proposed toilets
Analysis of data collected
Interpretation of data
Satisfactory
Not satisfactory

5. Preliminary step: Identifying key
requirements and prerequisites
• Market places; near parks, recreational areas, educational institutions,
tourist spots; bus stops, etc.
• Places where there is adequate water supply
• Places where it is convenient to maintain (i.e. cleaning and repair works)
and there is sufficient availability of labour
• Places where they are visible enough to address the needs of
pedestrians as well as people moving in vehicles
• Places where eating joints are not in close vicinity
PUBLIC TOILETS SHOULD BE LOCATED AT :
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*based on our theoretical grounding

6. Step1: Area and population
density
• Area and population density- to give an
estimate on the number of toilets needed in
the locality
• SOURCES: Census of India, Maps of India
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7. Step 2: Analysis of current
situation
• To analyse the current
situation, a map of that
locality is used and the
current public toilets are
marked;
• SOURCES: Maps of India,
Google Earth, Google Maps
• With reference to Step 1, it is
checked whether the present
number of toilets are
sufficient or not
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8. Step 3: Questionnaire survey to
people in the locality
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.No.
Question Category
1 Name OPTIONAL
2 Gender
ESSENTIA
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3 Age RELAVENT
4 Occupation, Designation OPTIONAL
5 Daily travel duration, distance
ESSENTIA
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6 Physically disabled- Yes/No RELAVENT
7 Are the available toilets sufficient or not
ESSENTIA
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8 How many litres of water do you drink everyday (Approx.) OPTIONAL
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How often do you feel the urge to pee when you’re not at
home?
ESSENTIA
L
1 How essential (on a a scale of 5) do you think are public ESSENTIA
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9. 9
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.No.
Question Category
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How essential (on a a scale of 5) do you think are public
toilets near parks and recreational areas?
ESSENTIA
L
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How essential (on a a scale of 5) do you think are public
toilets at tourist places?
ESSENTIA
L
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3
How essential (on a a scale of 5) do you think are public
toilets near educational institutions?
ESSENTIA
L
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How essential (on a a scale of 5) do you think are public
toilets at bus stops?
ESSENTIA
L
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5
Size of toilets required RELAVANT
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Type of toilet preferred - western/Indian RELAVANT
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How clean are the available toilets (on a scale of 5) ? OPTIONAL
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Is your locality having adequate water supply?
ESSENTIA
L
1
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How visible and accessible are the available toilets (on a
scale of 5) ?
ESSENTIA
L
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How comfortable are you in using public toilets?
ESSENTIA

10. Step 4: Analysis of data
• The secondary data collected in step1 and
primary data collected in step 3 are analysed
using bar charts, pi charts and venn
diagrams
• This is for the ease of interpretation of the data
Business
areas
Parks &
Recreational
areas
Tourist
spots
Educational
institutions
Bus stops
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11. Step 5: Interpretation of data
• Gender and Age: to determine the type of population
• Travel duration, distance: to assess the need for public toilets
• Physical disability: to assess the comfort level
• Preference of locations: to identify exactly where toilets are most needed-
From the given data, it is observed that toilets are most required near bus stops,
educational institutions and parks and least needed near businesses or market places
• No. of toilets v/s No. of required toilets: to make sure that there are sufficient
number of toilets- It is observed that the no. of toilets available are insufficient as the
no. of toilets required is higher by a large scale
• Comfort: to determine whether people will use the toilets after they are built
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12. • Based on data analysis
and interpretation,
places where public
toilets had to be
constructed are located
Step 6: Final locations of
proposed Toilets
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13. Conclusion
According to the data collected through sources and
personal household survey, locations have been
proposed for the construction of public toilets at
appropriate places.
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THE END